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down in virginia, 6-foot to 12-foot seas. and the rip currents will be treacherous, as well. the culprit, as we mentioned all morning, hurricane igor. churning in the atlantic. going to take a hit on bermuda by monday. it's a category 2. it's 600 miles to the east of the east coast. but it's such a massive storm, it is causing rough seas closer to home. >> what a great weekend we have on tap. temperatures around 08 degree mark. sunny and comfortably mild. tomorrow, mostly sunny skies. a bit warmer. temperatures in the upper thanks so much. this weather report has been brought to you by avon. dan? >> mary, thank you. >>> again this morning, we're talking about lindsay lohan. and again, it is not something positive. she tested positive for drugs in a court-ordered test. any progress she makes now may happen in jail. meg oliver has more. >> you're a mess. do you think anyone wants to work with a drunk? take it from me. they don't. >> reporter: less than a week after poking fun at her substance abuse problems during the mtv music awards, lindsay lohan is in trouble again. late fr
down in virginia, 6-foot to 12-foot seas. and the rip currents will be treacherous, as well. the culprit, as we mentioned all morning, hurricane igor. churning in the atlantic. going to take a hit on bermuda by monday. it's a category 2. it's 600 miles to the east of the east coast. but it's such a massive storm, it is causing rough seas closer to home. >> what a great weekend we have on tap. temperatures around 08 degree mark. sunny and comfortably mild. tomorrow, mostly sunny skies. a...
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let's turn to virginia beach. for those of you trying to get the last licks of summer in, be wary. rough surf will be an issue this weekend. down in virginia beach, 6-foot to 12-foot seas. and the rip currents will be treacherous, as well. the culprit, as we mentioned all morning, hurricane igor. churning in the atlantic. going to take a hit on bermuda by monday. it's a category 2. packing 105-mile-per-hour winds. it's 600 miles to the east of the east coast. but it's such a ma thanks so much. this weather report has been brought to you by avon. dan? >> mary, thank you. >>> yet again this morning, we're talking about lindsay lohan. and yet again, it is not something positive. she tested positive for drugs in a court-ordered test. she went on twitter last night to say she is still, quote, a work in progress. any progress she makes now may happen in jail. meg oliver has more. >> pull it together. you're a mess. do you think anyone wants to work with a drunk? take it from me. they don't. >> reporter: less than a week after poking fun at her substance abuse problems during the mtv musi
let's turn to virginia beach. for those of you trying to get the last licks of summer in, be wary. rough surf will be an issue this weekend. down in virginia beach, 6-foot to 12-foot seas. and the rip currents will be treacherous, as well. the culprit, as we mentioned all morning, hurricane igor. churning in the atlantic. going to take a hit on bermuda by monday. it's a category 2. packing 105-mile-per-hour winds. it's 600 miles to the east of the east coast. but it's such a ma thanks so much....
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this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain incandescent lightbulbs. forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents. most of which are made overseas. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. he was working on ways improving the electrical lamp. >> reporter: the great inventor would be torn about the change. >> on the one hand, he would have been disappointed. on the other hand, edison was somebody who was looking forward. one thing that he was very interested in, was there more efficient ways to generate electricity? he would have seen that as the future. >> reporter: the incandescent, nor tors you for getting by on few hours sleep, he wanted to transformed the world into a 24-hour culture by lighting up the night. >> the light bulb going off over your head, that's representing edison and his accomplishment. >> reporter: but it's e inefficient. they use 75% less energy. even those could be soon obsolete. but these don't need a standard fixture. imagine your entire wall as a li
this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain incandescent lightbulbs. forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents. most of which are made overseas. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. he was working on ways improving the electrical lamp. >> reporter: the great inventor would be torn about the change. >> on the one hand, he would have been disappointed. on the other hand, edison was...
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today, the president will speak to small groups of voters in iowa and virginia. last night, he had a bigger crowd. tara mergener is in washington with much more on this. good morning, tara. >> good morning, betty. this week democrats are getting both pep talks and scolding from president obama, who says it's time they buck up. >> hello, wisconsin! >> reporter: it felt like 2008 all over again. >> they said, no, you can't, but what did you say, wisconsin? >> yes, we can! >> reporter: with midterm elections just five weeks away president obama is on the campaign trail looking to energize democrats and sway undecided voters. at a rally at the university of wisconsin, he urged thousands of students to stay involved and inspired. the speech was beamed to 100 college campus destinationwide. >> we cannot sit this one out. we can't let this country fall backwards because the rest of us didn't care enough to fight. the stakes are too high for our country and for your future. >> reporter: with the tea party generating a big buzz this campaign season for the republicans and
today, the president will speak to small groups of voters in iowa and virginia. last night, he had a bigger crowd. tara mergener is in washington with much more on this. good morning, tara. >> good morning, betty. this week democrats are getting both pep talks and scolding from president obama, who says it's time they buck up. >> hello, wisconsin! >> reporter: it felt like 2008 all over again. >> they said, no, you can't, but what did you say, wisconsin? >> yes, we...
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we have leading edge of more rain pushing southeast and virginia. that will move up by this afternoon. and temperatures should climb into the low 70s. moderate to heavy rain tonight and into tomorrow morning many likely we'll have flooding this time tomorrow morning. flooding rains likely thursday, ending thursday night. drying out friday into the weekend. >>> tom, off we go. from the north country this morning, smooth sailing. very calm commute. just the way we le it along i-270 as we head from frederick to urbana, 118, germantown on down. no accidents or incidents to work about. travel lanes are open as well. let's head over to the wilson bridge, inner loop. oxen hill t alexander doing fine. moving along very nicely. eun? >> jerry, thank you. this is happening right now on 16th street in e columbia heights neighborhood. tracee wilkins is on the scene with the latest. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. i'm told by witnesses this was an incredibly graphic scene, violent scene for folks who saw whahappened to the people involved in
we have leading edge of more rain pushing southeast and virginia. that will move up by this afternoon. and temperatures should climb into the low 70s. moderate to heavy rain tonight and into tomorrow morning many likely we'll have flooding this time tomorrow morning. flooding rains likely thursday, ending thursday night. drying out friday into the weekend. >>> tom, off we go. from the north country this morning, smooth sailing. very calm commute. just the way we le it along i-270 as we...
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the livestock exchange is a fixture in virginia. investigators a still trying to figure out what happened. this weekend will auction will go on as planned. >>> this morning europe is on high alertfter news of a terror plot against britain, france and germany. the eiffel tower has been evacuated twice in two weeks because of bomb threats. al qaeda is thought to be behind the threat which could involve mumbai-style commando aacks. the u.s. is involved. u.s. military is also stepping in. u.s. missile strikes in pakistan recently have been aimed at disrupting the plot. >>> right now former president jimmy carter is still at a cleveland hospital, doctors say it is purely precautionary. president carter began expericing stomach pains when he was flying to cleveland to promote his new book yesterday. today he is expected to be here in washington and hold a book signing at politics and pros. he is also speck expected to appear at the smithsonian tonight at george washington university. >>> a new polln the maryland governors race shows one c
the livestock exchange is a fixture in virginia. investigators a still trying to figure out what happened. this weekend will auction will go on as planned. >>> this morning europe is on high alertfter news of a terror plot against britain, france and germany. the eiffel tower has been evacuated twice in two weeks because of bomb threats. al qaeda is thought to be behind the threat which could involve mumbai-style commando aacks. the u.s. is involved. u.s. military is also stepping in....
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north carolina, virginia, maryland, all under states of emergency tonight. and our steve osunsami is waiting for earl in hatteras. >> reporter: on hatteras island >> back to jersey. visitors from across the world were told the hurricane is >> pain in the butt. >> reporter: bill and his family were forced to abandon their two-week vacation and drive back to maryland tonight. >> rented a big house and they kicked us out this morning. >> reporter: a group of friends who planned to spend the week in this house is now on the road to canada. >> we're heading back to >> yes, 18 hours, straight. >> reporter: today, the one road off the island was a slow-moving mess. >> they won't let us stay. they're going to make us sit in this traffic. >> reporter: the storm is skirt the eastern coastline. but state officials worry it could change its mind. >> there have been times when people have sworn to us that on top of us. >> reporter: fema is shipping bottled water, generators and 300,000 peoples to north carolina and massachusetts. >> we could see watches and warnings cont
north carolina, virginia, maryland, all under states of emergency tonight. and our steve osunsami is waiting for earl in hatteras. >> reporter: on hatteras island >> back to jersey. visitors from across the world were told the hurricane is >> pain in the butt. >> reporter: bill and his family were forced to abandon their two-week vacation and drive back to maryland tonight. >> rented a big house and they kicked us out this morning. >> reporter: a group of...
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matchup of college football's opening weekend is tonight as number three boise state takes on number ten virginia tech 8:00 eastern time on our sister network espn news. i'll take boise state. my good friend brian murphy's a reporter in idaho covering that scene. i'm hoping he has a good season. >> a lot of people saying they're overrated. >> we'll see, we'll see. >>> finally this half hour, the drama hitting a sour note on "american idol." rob, typically it's the people in front of the judges' desk getting the boot from the show. >> not this time around. the controversy behind the desk this year is leading to a big shakeup. who's in and who's out? here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: with season ten auditions already under way, it is down to the wire. can "american idol" find the right new judges to stop a ratings slide? >> this is a wakeup call time for "american idol." the ratings went down approximately 5 million this year. they cannot lose another 5 million next season. it's a perfect time for the judge panel to be shaken up. >> reporter: kara dioguardi's departure had been rumored for weeks.
matchup of college football's opening weekend is tonight as number three boise state takes on number ten virginia tech 8:00 eastern time on our sister network espn news. i'll take boise state. my good friend brian murphy's a reporter in idaho covering that scene. i'm hoping he has a good season. >> a lot of people saying they're overrated. >> we'll see, we'll see. >>> finally this half hour, the drama hitting a sour note on "american idol." rob, typically it's the...
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amtrak canceled trains between richmond, virginia, and virginia beach. and suspended service until this morning between new york and boston. southwest airlines canceled 65 flights. while continental canceled about 60 departures from its hub at newark's liberty airport. and marysol castro is in montauk, new york, with more on the travel angle. mary, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. good morning, everyone. here at ditch plains, the aftermath. here, there was a lot of debris that washed ashore on the beaches and throughout the city streets. the other issue, of course, was the rough surf. at the height of the storm, 30-mile-per-hour to 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts. and very rough seas. 16-foot seas. this morning, you can still see the seas are angry. a few brave souls out there. but this is much calmer than what we saw overnight. heavy rain drenched long island, as earl pushed northward. massive waves scattering debris along the shoreline. nature's wrath making the roads unsafe. hundreds of vacationers here in montauk are holed up in their hotel roo
amtrak canceled trains between richmond, virginia, and virginia beach. and suspended service until this morning between new york and boston. southwest airlines canceled 65 flights. while continental canceled about 60 departures from its hub at newark's liberty airport. and marysol castro is in montauk, new york, with more on the travel angle. mary, good morning to you. >> good morning, dan. good morning, everyone. here at ditch plains, the aftermath. here, there was a lot of debris that...
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this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain old incandescent lightbulbs. new energy standards will all but ban the bulbs over the next four years, forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents. most of which are made overseas. seems the invention that thomas edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. one of the things he was working on a lot in the late 1880s and early 1890s were ways of improving the electric lamp. >> reporter: edison historian paul israel says the great inventor would be torn about the change. >> on the one hand, he would have been disappointed. on the other hand, edison was always somebody kind of looking forward. one of the things he was always very interested in was more efficient ways to generate electricity. so he would have seen that as the future. >> reporter: the incandescent bulb might be edison's most important innovation. notorious for getting by on a few hours' sleep, he wanted to transform
this week, ge is shuttering this plant in winchester, virginia, its last u.s. factory producing plain old incandescent lightbulbs. new energy standards will all but ban the bulbs over the next four years, forcing millions to switch to compact fluorescents. most of which are made overseas. seems the invention that thomas edison perfected 130 years ago is flickering and fading. >> this is edison's private experimental room at the laboratory. one of the things he was working on a lot in the...
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chris christie won in new jersey, and bob macdonald one in virginia. we won an open seat held by democrat, the national chairman of the democratic party. and that was the big election. those were not the two big elections. you want to talk to the folks who watch political movements in this country, you call michael barone and others, the biggest election -- anybody know? pennsylvania. anybody know what happened in pennsylvania into a dozen 9? it was the most important election. you go back and read the comments from some of these guys, they will talk about it. they will talk about it because it was the most important election, what happened in pennsylvania in 2009? we had seven or eight judicial races. we elect our judges, not a bad idea. particularly what given on -- what went on here in iowa. why the executive offices, these are not very expensive campaign. it's been $200,000, and name recognition is everything. people do not know the position that these people hold. in a sense, in many respects like this race, their party races. they are how people
chris christie won in new jersey, and bob macdonald one in virginia. we won an open seat held by democrat, the national chairman of the democratic party. and that was the big election. those were not the two big elections. you want to talk to the folks who watch political movements in this country, you call michael barone and others, the biggest election -- anybody know? pennsylvania. anybody know what happened in pennsylvania into a dozen 9? it was the most important election. you go back and...
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he joins us from virginia. richa >> good morning, dan. >> so, even though this koran burning has been called off, do you think the damage has been done? has it made us less safe, do you think? >> it's made us a lot less safe. whenever we do things that support bin laden's theory, that america is at war with islam, that strengthens his recruitment process. so, he's probably recruited thousands of more adherents over the last few weeks, while we argued about a mosque in new york and koran burning. >> there was all this talk when president obama was inaugurated. here's a man whose middle name is hussein. he's spent part of his childhood in a muslim country. he's made a lot of effort to reach out to the muslim world. and in fact, gave an impassioned set of statements on this very issue yesterday. has none of that helped? >> it did help. when he said in his inaugural address, america is not at war with islam, that helped a lot. but the recent controversies have undone all that. and the average muslim in indonesia, o
he joins us from virginia. richa >> good morning, dan. >> so, even though this koran burning has been called off, do you think the damage has been done? has it made us less safe, do you think? >> it's made us a lot less safe. whenever we do things that support bin laden's theory, that america is at war with islam, that strengthens his recruitment process. so, he's probably recruited thousands of more adherents over the last few weeks, while we argued about a mosque in new york...
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virginia takes in $260 million each year from liquor sales. to make up for lost revenues, the governor's plan would tax restaurants and bars that buy liquor directly from wholesalers instead of retailers. david englin is vice chairman of virginia's house democratic caucus. he says changing the system now is risky. >> at a time when the state can't even afford to mow the medians on the state highways, we can't afford to risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in perpetuity in state revenue for some up-front gain, which may or may not materialize to the extent the government proposes. >> reporter: virginia's not alone looking to exit the liquor biz, several of the 18 states that still control sales are considering similar moves to close budget gaps. garret peck studied liquor control for his book, "the prohibition hangover." he says privatizing state stores hasn't been a budget bonanza. >> a couple of states have moved over-- at least they have franchised their state control. iowa did that, maine did that, and what they've generally seen is
virginia takes in $260 million each year from liquor sales. to make up for lost revenues, the governor's plan would tax restaurants and bars that buy liquor directly from wholesalers instead of retailers. david englin is vice chairman of virginia's house democratic caucus. he says changing the system now is risky. >> at a time when the state can't even afford to mow the medians on the state highways, we can't afford to risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in perpetuity in state...
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this ends at west virginia rolling today 31 to 17. wow. >>> well, 12 days ago, virginia tech was ranked 10th in a popular pick as a national title contender but the wheels have come off the wagon on the hokey train. east carolina promising to be tough today, too. already up 10 in the first quarter. looking for more. size matters in football. dwayne davis is 6'1". he wins the jiewmp ball over carmichael who's over 5'10". east carolina. david wilson may be saving the season though for virginia tech. pin balling his way into the end zone. a little bit later, david, david, david, has done it again. 12 carries, 89 yards. hokies come back and win 49-27. >> i think this is a great win, because it came after a very, very difficult week. >> the main thing i wanted to stress is don't panic. be relaxed and play the game. i've still got to go out there and have fun. don't go out there and try to stress over a win. let the game come to you. >> navy in ruston, louisiana, to face louisiana tech today. two quarterbacks playing tonight. chris procter
this ends at west virginia rolling today 31 to 17. wow. >>> well, 12 days ago, virginia tech was ranked 10th in a popular pick as a national title contender but the wheels have come off the wagon on the hokey train. east carolina promising to be tough today, too. already up 10 in the first quarter. looking for more. size matters in football. dwayne davis is 6'1". he wins the jiewmp ball over carmichael who's over 5'10". east carolina. david wilson may be saving the season...
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look at the rain from pennsylvania in to western maryland and west virginia. live doppler 9000 hd zoom in to western maryland. cumberland, get ready it is not raining now but will be in a few minutes. 68 to frostburg and out to friendsville and grantsville seeing all of this rain and could be a rumble 0 thunder mixed in with this as the area is moving to the east at 25 miles an hour. back on the weather computer, you can see the different where it is raining and not raining. cumberland 63. petersburg 72. where the sun has been out, look at the temperatures down south. tappahannock isle 8 degrees. -- 88 degrees. 87 fredericksburg. 67 martinsburg. big temperature differences. and here in town we are at 80 degrees with mostly cloudy sky and a south wind at 13. dew points are creeping up as more moisture heads this way. there's the showers we are watching the with the storm system out of the great lakes. rains from western new york down to parts of tennessee. turnly for us this will break up a bit as it moves in our direction. so we won get, i don't think a lot of
look at the rain from pennsylvania in to western maryland and west virginia. live doppler 9000 hd zoom in to western maryland. cumberland, get ready it is not raining now but will be in a few minutes. 68 to frostburg and out to friendsville and grantsville seeing all of this rain and could be a rumble 0 thunder mixed in with this as the area is moving to the east at 25 miles an hour. back on the weather computer, you can see the different where it is raining and not raining. cumberland 63....
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some of the mountainsof northern west virginia. all of this cloudiness coming from an area of rain that is now beginning to move into western pennsylvani as it heads off to the east. along a front through our region here by this afternoon. some afternoon showers in the mountains, increasing clouds elsewhere, 10 to 20 miles an hour, the highs reached the low and mid 80s. look at tonight and tomorrow, a look at the weekend coming up. and the latest with the tropics as well. >>> metro board members are discussing a program aimed at preventing susuedeson the tracks. the transit agecy said it would train bus drirs, train operators, and managers to prevent suicide attempts, the program is based on a similar program in canada. and includes information from mental health experts. at least 15 people have killed themselves on metro property since the start of last year. >>> the company that hires access drivers are looking at how they are trained an independent investigation into the hiring and training of drivers, it comes in the the wake o
some of the mountainsof northern west virginia. all of this cloudiness coming from an area of rain that is now beginning to move into western pennsylvani as it heads off to the east. along a front through our region here by this afternoon. some afternoon showers in the mountains, increasing clouds elsewhere, 10 to 20 miles an hour, the highs reached the low and mid 80s. look at tonight and tomorrow, a look at the weekend coming up. and the latest with the tropics as well. >>> metro...
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jessica moore from prince georges county, virginia was killed. police are looking for a second man, they say, gave welsh the gun gun. >>> right now prince georges county community college is shut down because of a natural gas leak. crews are working at campus way south and route 202. officials say a four-inch gas line ruptured this morning. fire crews shut down roads leading to the scene as a precaution. right now gas crews are working to repair the line. >>> usually hot arid weather is great for vineyards but not this time around. grapes used to make california wine are in serious jeopardy. the landing gear malfunctions on a crowded commuter flight and it is ear ely similar to another flight. >>> another commuter justice was forced to make an emergency landing in milwaukee last night. it's a smaller version of the same plane that had a near crash landing at jfk airport in new york on saturday. as joel brown reports, investigators think the landing gear may be the cause. >> reporter: passengers aboard a sky west airlines commuter flight headed to
jessica moore from prince georges county, virginia was killed. police are looking for a second man, they say, gave welsh the gun gun. >>> right now prince georges county community college is shut down because of a natural gas leak. crews are working at campus way south and route 202. officials say a four-inch gas line ruptured this morning. fire crews shut down roads leading to the scene as a precaution. right now gas crews are working to repair the line. >>> usually hot arid...
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in virginia traffic alert. i'm hearing on the interloop between 50 and 56 there is an accident taking away a left lane. drivers are backing up around the braddock road exit. back to you. >> still to come on 9news now, the search for the stolen mr. pickles is over. the strange location where the inflatable primate was discovered is coming up. >>> good morning, everybody. we are five days away from the latest edition of sports.net football. the play of the day comes from isaac fair by at eleanor roosevelt high school. chris mcdowney taking the opening kick off against high point and he is gone. right up the middle. 80 yards on the touchdown return as roosevelt blanked the eagles of high point. high schoolers if you would like to become a campus correspondent, you can get a free flip kam and a chance to win a college scholarship, apply. have a great monday, everybody. >>> the mothers of the two hikers still being held in iran or hoping to meet with that country's president. sarah shourd was freed last week after b
in virginia traffic alert. i'm hearing on the interloop between 50 and 56 there is an accident taking away a left lane. drivers are backing up around the braddock road exit. back to you. >> still to come on 9news now, the search for the stolen mr. pickles is over. the strange location where the inflatable primate was discovered is coming up. >>> good morning, everybody. we are five days away from the latest edition of sports.net football. the play of the day comes from isaac fair...
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tragedy in virginia, a mother and two children killed in a terrible fire. tonight, her heroic final moments. >>> also ahead, furniture, boxes, electronics, lining four city blocks, and all of this stuff is from one apartment. the story behind the mess. >>> and he may look like a door to door salesman, but police say he cleaned out a house, and tonight we're talking to the homeowners who caught the so called preppy burglar on camera. >>> we begin tonight with the horrific fire in virginia. i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. the fire killed a mother and two children and the mother helped save three other children from a burning house. will thomas is live on scene tonight. will. >> reporter: good evening. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the fire that started about 8:30. you look over there, you can see flash lights. those are firefighters that just showed up looking for any possible rekindling. down here, a tricycle one of the neighbors used throwing it through the window trying to save lives, and as some of these people in this
tragedy in virginia, a mother and two children killed in a terrible fire. tonight, her heroic final moments. >>> also ahead, furniture, boxes, electronics, lining four city blocks, and all of this stuff is from one apartment. the story behind the mess. >>> and he may look like a door to door salesman, but police say he cleaned out a house, and tonight we're talking to the homeowners who caught the so called preppy burglar on camera. >>> we begin tonight with the...
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in five years and the first in virginia in nearly a century. our correspondent dave this background to the case. >> teresa lewis confessed to arranging the murder of her husband and stepson at age rather park in 2002. she arranged this with the two hit men that she had met in the local supermarket. one of those hit man later becombecame her lover. she confessed to this, but what her lawyers argued is that because she had learning difficulties -- her iq is 72, two pointys abovepoint the legal limits for execution in virginia that she should have an appeal, but those calls for appeal were turned down. >> what is the opinion in the state of virginia? >> this case has attracted a lot of attention because, as you say, it is the first execution of a woman in virginia in almost 100 years. and in general, execution of foreign -- executions of women in the u.s. are rare. there have only been about five since 1973, and that is just about 1% of all of the death penalty cases in the u.s. the second question was the question of her learning difficulties. ma
in five years and the first in virginia in nearly a century. our correspondent dave this background to the case. >> teresa lewis confessed to arranging the murder of her husband and stepson at age rather park in 2002. she arranged this with the two hit men that she had met in the local supermarket. one of those hit man later becombecame her lover. she confessed to this, but what her lawyers argued is that because she had learning difficulties -- her iq is 72, two pointys abovepoint the...
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. >>> the president is on the road again today in iowa and virginia. last night in wisconsin, he proved he can still get tens of thousands of young people to show up at a rally. but can he get them to vote? >> the biggest mistake we could make right now is to let disappointment or frustration lead to apathy and indifference. we are bringing about change, and progress is going to come. but you've got to stick with me. you can't lose heart. >> mike viqueira is travel with the president. he's in des moines, iowa, this morning. so mike seems like he really packed in a crowd last night. what was the message? >> well, after the scolding came the pleading you guys. the day after he told them to buck up and that they had to get to the polls to vote in november, he really was a full-throated plea from the president to his base which include many of the college students and the youth mark was just talking about that are disaffected, that are apathetic that the president was speaking to last night. was a full-on campaign-stril production. they had cranes, jib cam
. >>> the president is on the road again today in iowa and virginia. last night in wisconsin, he proved he can still get tens of thousands of young people to show up at a rally. but can he get them to vote? >> the biggest mistake we could make right now is to let disappointment or frustration lead to apathy and indifference. we are bringing about change, and progress is going to come. but you've got to stick with me. you can't lose heart. >> mike viqueira is travel with the...
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the gunman, paul warren curtis of arlington, virginia and his mother are both dead. the wounded doctor is still in the operating room but expected to survive. reporting live from baltimore, andrea mccarran, 9 news now, back to you. >> andrea, what have you learned about security at the hospital? >> reporter: well that's an interesting question. hospital administrators, after the virginia tech shooting, say they felt compelled to look into security here. we're going to take a look at that at 6:00 because it applies to most hospitals in our area. no magnetometers, we'll take a look at what is in place and what has been considered and what is realistic here at johns hopkins for a hospital that has more than 80,000 visitors a week. also coming up at 6:00, we'll talk to a man who first learned his sister, who is working in the hospital, was in this chaos by her facebook posting later -- again that's coming up tonight at 6:00. >> andrea, thank you so much. >>> a district heights man slammed his car into an ambulance, killing himself and two passengers. the ambulance had li
the gunman, paul warren curtis of arlington, virginia and his mother are both dead. the wounded doctor is still in the operating room but expected to survive. reporting live from baltimore, andrea mccarran, 9 news now, back to you. >> andrea, what have you learned about security at the hospital? >> reporter: well that's an interesting question. hospital administrators, after the virginia tech shooting, say they felt compelled to look into security here. we're going to take a look at...
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the current president will be in virginia today. he will speak about his administration's efforts to improve the struggling economy. a similar event will be held in ireland -- iowa. >>> how a report on water contamination held open the lines of communication. >>> a big development in a battleground maryland. one candidate gems off to a big lead. >>> another check on weather and lead. >>> another check on weather and traffic when we come four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> almost 5:45 this morning on good morning washington. the showers from florida and the gulf of mexico will make their
the current president will be in virginia today. he will speak about his administration's efforts to improve the struggling economy. a similar event will be held in ireland -- iowa. >>> how a report on water contamination held open the lines of communication. >>> a big development in a battleground maryland. one candidate gems off to a big lead. >>> another check on weather and lead. >>> another check on weather and traffic when we come four years ago, bob...
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let's talk now to former virginia governor doug wilder. governor, you said in february that republicans were likely to make substantial gains in the house and senate. if you factor in the split in their party and the tax cuts issues taking the spotlight, do you still think that's true? >> i think the house will show substantial gains for republicans, should it be enough to take over the house and the control with the majority? it still very well may be. i think it the gains reduced significantly and the senate, as you look to see what takes place in delaware and the fact the candidate running against harry reid in nevada is not the strongest person that you could have. she still made wind, but i think there will be gains. the real question is what does it mean to the american people whether leer is in charge and how does it relate to the economy and the jobs? they're still the top issues out there for everyone to be considering. >> and you heard bill clinton say how he thinks the president should tweak the message a little bit. james carvi
let's talk now to former virginia governor doug wilder. governor, you said in february that republicans were likely to make substantial gains in the house and senate. if you factor in the split in their party and the tax cuts issues taking the spotlight, do you still think that's true? >> i think the house will show substantial gains for republicans, should it be enough to take over the house and the control with the majority? it still very well may be. i think it the gains reduced...
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virginia department of education announced the program this morning at a school in southern virginia. >>> as par of nbc's week long focus n education this morning we'll sit down with superintendents of arlington public schools. this year the school system is dealing with another increase in enrollment. dr. patrick murphy joins us this morning to talk about the challenges facing educators and students all over the country right now but specifically in your area in the arlington county schools. welcome. >> good morning. >> tell us a little bit abou arlington, especially this announcement that just came out. your kids going to be getting the ipads to use >> yes. we're really excited about this. this is really some work we started back last spring and it's in relationship to a survey that we did because we were transitioning fromprint material text books to electronic text books. so we needed to see how we would bridge that transition. was our community ready for that. we did a survey and we found out how many kids have access at home, how many kids hae, you know, access to the internet o
virginia department of education announced the program this morning at a school in southern virginia. >>> as par of nbc's week long focus n education this morning we'll sit down with superintendents of arlington public schools. this year the school system is dealing with another increase in enrollment. dr. patrick murphy joins us this morning to talk about the challenges facing educators and students all over the country right now but specifically in your area in the arlington county...
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iowa and virginia. mike viqueira is traveling with the president and joins us from des moines and, mike, we have seen him return to this very successful campaign mode that he used to get elected president and he's focusing on youth. talk a little bit about the strategy here. >> well, it's very quite obvious and the president has explicitly stated along with joe biden. chris, the day after the scolding came the pleading from president obama. he and the vice president the day before yesterday told the base stop, stop whining you have to buck up or everything you worked so hard for will go down the tubes. last night really trying to create that campaign air. it was a dnc event. completely political on the campus of university of wisconsin. the official estimate and you got to believe the obama, the obama administration and the democratic party got the picture that they wanted out there with all those kids out there cheering. it was a full-on production. the whole nine yards. the dnc had sponsored some inte
iowa and virginia. mike viqueira is traveling with the president and joins us from des moines and, mike, we have seen him return to this very successful campaign mode that he used to get elected president and he's focusing on youth. talk a little bit about the strategy here. >> well, it's very quite obvious and the president has explicitly stated along with joe biden. chris, the day after the scolding came the pleading from president obama. he and the vice president the day before...
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board we are seeing into the new england area we are seeing some drying parts of maryland and into west virginia seeing try spots and also much of southeastern alabama and southern georgia seeing severe drought in had some areas. continues to be bad in northern louisiana and in fact it starting to get worse again, and that extends to the ohio valley with moderate drought, a much larger area than a month ago. spot trout -- this is the second day in a row. or third day in a row that we have seen this cut off showing up to computer models so it appears that it will happen. it will it will be a slow moving storm system. typically cause a lot of vows. they will weaken with time and they will cause scattered showers, much of it weak the way it looks. in the tennessee valley and ohio valley. the computer does not connect it with the weather stream until next weekend. these cut off lows are tough to forecast. we will keep it there over the western tennessee valley as we head into monday. a stationary front to the east and muggy conditions in the southeast. cool up across the northern tear of the states
board we are seeing into the new england area we are seeing some drying parts of maryland and into west virginia seeing try spots and also much of southeastern alabama and southern georgia seeing severe drought in had some areas. continues to be bad in northern louisiana and in fact it starting to get worse again, and that extends to the ohio valley with moderate drought, a much larger area than a month ago. spot trout -- this is the second day in a row. or third day in a row that we have seen...
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unanimous approval to submit to the governor of virginia. statement by the city of suffolk also questions that we have requested to be asked by the department. >> without objection. >> mr. chairman, also have enormous respect for you and one of the things that fright energies me about secretary lynn's testimony. he doesn't believe there's a risk to going back to the pre fold water issue. might not be concerned with the cost of the common wealth of virginia. i don't expect members here to be concerned but number one news story on the day. announced in the communism chinese press. was the closure and how it would help them. they're number one weakness with the russians working is jointness. secondly. it's coming to a theater with you if they can do this process here and not have any opennes they'll do it anywhere across the country. third, we sent a message out to all of our partner as cross america, you better be careful when you deal two department of defense because don't count on them being open and having a process if they just decide to
unanimous approval to submit to the governor of virginia. statement by the city of suffolk also questions that we have requested to be asked by the department. >> without objection. >> mr. chairman, also have enormous respect for you and one of the things that fright energies me about secretary lynn's testimony. he doesn't believe there's a risk to going back to the pre fold water issue. might not be concerned with the cost of the common wealth of virginia. i don't expect members...
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virginia governor refuses to slay the execution. if the supreme court doesn't intervene, lewis will die by lethal injection next thursday. i spoke with her before the ruling. because of the sensitivity of the case, it's limited to predetermined questions for her. we are not allowed to bring cameras into the facility where she was held. we are speaking to her on phone. if you could say anything to the governor at this point, what would you tell him? >> caller: i would tell the governor, if i could speak to him one-on-one how sorry i am. what happened to two people that i loved very much. and i just wish i could take it back. i am sorry to the people i hurt in the process. >> she pleaded guilty to the murder of her husband and stepson in their home in virginia. this was a crime of conspiracy. she didn't fire the shots. the two men who did only got life sentences. the judge called teresa lewis the head. her attorney says her iq is in the low 70s, near the level of retardation. she has dependent personality disordser making her vulnerab
virginia governor refuses to slay the execution. if the supreme court doesn't intervene, lewis will die by lethal injection next thursday. i spoke with her before the ruling. because of the sensitivity of the case, it's limited to predetermined questions for her. we are not allowed to bring cameras into the facility where she was held. we are speaking to her on phone. if you could say anything to the governor at this point, what would you tell him? >> caller: i would tell the governor, if...
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state-wide today, a little warmer to our south and west, down here in northern virginia there were some 80s, most of us hanging out in the 70s. tomorrow mid-to upper 80s, sun plus a lot of sunshine going to help that happen. we're cool but not as cool as this hour last night. yesterday we were close to 40 degrees, buy wind tonight have quieted down, and they are going to be out of the south tonight. south breeze helping to keep us a little warmer. south wind kicking in stronger tomorrow, clear skies tomorrow and into the day, a lot of sunshine, the bottom line is we do have some back to weather, back across chicago moving the to detroit. but high pressure, keeping the dry air around, keeping us clear, that southerly wind flow will keep us up tomorrow as the high moves east. that disturbance kicks south, it will bring us a chance for showers into tomorrow night. it's going to take a while to happen. our forecast model showing you we'll that have chance for a line of showers to develop out in the western part have the state. they may make it in but it does look like they fizzle pretty qui
state-wide today, a little warmer to our south and west, down here in northern virginia there were some 80s, most of us hanging out in the 70s. tomorrow mid-to upper 80s, sun plus a lot of sunshine going to help that happen. we're cool but not as cool as this hour last night. yesterday we were close to 40 degrees, buy wind tonight have quieted down, and they are going to be out of the south tonight. south breeze helping to keep us a little warmer. south wind kicking in stronger tomorrow, clear...
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. >> reporter: june fire at this town house in virginia, firefighters entered the home next door to determine if the blaze had spread. there they made a disturbing discovery. photos spread out on a table. >> they found what they believed to be suspected child pornography. they notified the police department. >> at fist we thought it might have been hoarding. >> at least one noticed an unusual level of police activity. >> we saw a bunch of lice going in there. a bunch were sitting here, waiting and waiting and waiting and they came out with prably seven to nine boxes of stuff. >> after a 3-month-old long, a warrant was issued charging him wi 10 counts of child pornography.
. >> reporter: june fire at this town house in virginia, firefighters entered the home next door to determine if the blaze had spread. there they made a disturbing discovery. photos spread out on a table. >> they found what they believed to be suspected child pornography. they notified the police department. >> at fist we thought it might have been hoarding. >> at least one noticed an unusual level of police activity. >> we saw a bunch of lice going in there. a...
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>> the commonwealth of virginia. >> let me bring in somebody that might be here. there is a lot of people that name around wilmington, and they will say she is not a whacky evangelist from way out west somewhere or from colorado springs or something, and she is not a family values type from out there but seems like somebody that i grew up with. >> she is campaigning to catholic voters as well. >>> let's take a look. here is o'donnell on thursday. very conservative culturally. let's listen. >> i think we are heading in the wrong direction. we are increasing the size of government and out of the needs of the average delaware voter. i am an average citizen that understands what it's like to fall on hard economic times, so as i go into washington, d.c. i will keep the perspective with everything that comes across my desk. >> she is not from the country club. she is talking about a recession and living it. >> chris, i hear what you are saying about her appeal in some of the old neighborhoods. governor jack march kel, and center tom harper, and these are not bob brady s
>> the commonwealth of virginia. >> let me bring in somebody that might be here. there is a lot of people that name around wilmington, and they will say she is not a whacky evangelist from way out west somewhere or from colorado springs or something, and she is not a family values type from out there but seems like somebody that i grew up with. >> she is campaigning to catholic voters as well. >>> let's take a look. here is o'donnell on thursday. very conservative...
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we see showers in the carolinas and a southeastern virginia. the moisture will try to work toward us even before the end of the day. 60s at reagan national and in southern maryland. 50s up across montgomery and fairfax county. 65 at 9:00. a few breaks. cloudy by nine. highs 67 to 78. megarains tomorrow. more on that coming up. right now 5:30. >>> overall no complaints and one tieup that we continue to keep an eye on. take it outside live and show you the fire activity response on the scene. we have 16th street still closed between tuckerman street and somerset place. you want to avoid that area for a little more -- for actually the next 30 minutes. we will keep you updated throughout the morning show. take you to 395 northbound. things are filling out. tracking head lights here duke to seminary and on the outer loop, no incidents or accidents to report. just some volume already starting to build between 2 t colesville right here and georgia avenue. andrea, over to you. >>> we are following breaking news for you this morning. three people have g
we see showers in the carolinas and a southeastern virginia. the moisture will try to work toward us even before the end of the day. 60s at reagan national and in southern maryland. 50s up across montgomery and fairfax county. 65 at 9:00. a few breaks. cloudy by nine. highs 67 to 78. megarains tomorrow. more on that coming up. right now 5:30. >>> overall no complaints and one tieup that we continue to keep an eye on. take it outside live and show you the fire activity response on the...
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the president has planned stops in iowa as well as richmond, virginia. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tell us more about those trips to ohio and virginia. >> the president has been hosting backyard discussions with voters about the economy and how they have been struggling. that is what he will be doing more of today. he will meet with a family in des moines, iowa, and he will be doing the same thing when he travels to richmond, virginia. >> kate amara, thank you. jimmy carter is expected to be released from the hospital this morning. he felt ill on a flight to cleveland. he said it was just an upset stomach. he is expected to resume his book tour this week. >> we have an update. some of baltimore county residents are speaking out about a man who was found dead in cockeysville. violence is expected. a witness says the victim was beaten with a bat by a group of people. police are not going into details. >> the police department is mourning the loss of one of their own. james fowler was killed on monday. he was on his way to a trading program at penn stat
the president has planned stops in iowa as well as richmond, virginia. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tell us more about those trips to ohio and virginia. >> the president has been hosting backyard discussions with voters about the economy and how they have been struggling. that is what he will be doing more of today. he will meet with a family in des moines, iowa, and he will be doing the same thing when he travels to richmond, virginia. >> kate amara, thank you. jimmy...
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. >> reporter: later today, president obama heads to northern virginia to mark the six-month anniversary of the health care reform law, hailing some of the new protections that take effect this week. 4-year-old myra rakers' life will change this thursday in ways she's probably too young to understand. >> in the next couple of days, a sweeping set of consumer protections go into law. >> reporter: protections like a ban on insurance companies imposing a lifetime limit on essential health benefits. just four years into her life, myra has had a kidney transplant and already hit her $500,000 lifetime coverage cap. >> they won't pay the claim. >> reporter: come september 23rd the insurance companies won't have a choice. >> just a huge weight has been lifted off of our shoulders. >> reporter: insurers will no longer be allowed to deny coverage to children even if they have pre-existing conditions, or stop providing coverage to customers because of technical errors on past applications. of course, these consumer protections don't come without a cost. >> impact is likely to be fairly small, 1% to
. >> reporter: later today, president obama heads to northern virginia to mark the six-month anniversary of the health care reform law, hailing some of the new protections that take effect this week. 4-year-old myra rakers' life will change this thursday in ways she's probably too young to understand. >> in the next couple of days, a sweeping set of consumer protections go into law. >> reporter: protections like a ban on insurance companies imposing a lifetime limit on...
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and the sweep in virginia. and now christine o'donnell knocking out a veteran republican in delaware. do you see a pattern here? they are winning because they are standing up against big spending. yet we see no change of behavior from democrats still coulding for even more spending. the democratic strategist on whether he is worrying. you have to wonder, richard, if they are learning anything from any of the developments. >>guest: there is no denying, is there, that by virtue of the tea party you have at least four senate candidates in now delaware, nevada, kentucky, and colorado, who would not have been nominees but for the tea party and who stand a much worse chance of winning their senate seat. so you trillion me, you will be here on election night. >>neil: but that is not what i asked, is it? i asked whether in response to tea party as angry about spending and it has been a repeated pattern through the year, the next day the administration or congress continues with spending as if the night before never occ
and the sweep in virginia. and now christine o'donnell knocking out a veteran republican in delaware. do you see a pattern here? they are winning because they are standing up against big spending. yet we see no change of behavior from democrats still coulding for even more spending. the democratic strategist on whether he is worrying. you have to wonder, richard, if they are learning anything from any of the developments. >>guest: there is no denying, is there, that by virtue of the tea...
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west virginia. if the republicans win back the senate, one of the places may be west virginia. there is a ballot going on there right now for the seat for the late robert byrd. he had that seat in democratic hands over 50 years but died earlier this year. there was a special election and right now the two candidates are heating up today with brand new attack ads, each after each other. joe manchin, popular two-term democratic governor and john racy getting dirty down in west virginia. we'll keep an eye on that race. that's what i got. mark, what have you got? >> file this under your past always catches up to you. we're waiting for the past to catch up to you which should be shortly. in florida a competitive senate race. there's a new ad by the democrat kendrick meek. he's taking a shot at charlie crist, the former republican governor who has turned independent. charlie crist is trying to reach out to democratic voters. he thinks that could help him in his path to victory in november. this new ad strings together a bunch of different statements charlie crist has made touting cof
west virginia. if the republicans win back the senate, one of the places may be west virginia. there is a ballot going on there right now for the seat for the late robert byrd. he had that seat in democratic hands over 50 years but died earlier this year. there was a special election and right now the two candidates are heating up today with brand new attack ads, each after each other. joe manchin, popular two-term democratic governor and john racy getting dirty down in west virginia. we'll...
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he's in iowa and virginia today. two of his key states from 2008. last night he had a huge college rally in wisconsin, trying to target the voters who surged the polls but have been sitting this year out. and the big question is, can he recapture some of that 2008 magic? it's been the tea party's year. >> it certainly has. >>> also this morning, strong charges coming from a man accusing the pastor in the sex abuse. we'll hear explosive charges from the 23-year-old who says bishop eddie long is a predator. that's the word he used. >>> we begin with the latest tropical weather brewing off of florida this morning. it's set to make a run up the east coast and could cause serious flooding. >> we're going to talk a little bit about this storm. it is tropical depression 16. if you're looking for it to kind of perform like a big, tropical storm, it's not. but it's going to drop a lot of heavy rain. take a look at floridians preparing for this. this storm was south of cuba yesterday and dropped as much as six inches of rain in some locations. so, everybody's
he's in iowa and virginia today. two of his key states from 2008. last night he had a huge college rally in wisconsin, trying to target the voters who surged the polls but have been sitting this year out. and the big question is, can he recapture some of that 2008 magic? it's been the tea party's year. >> it certainly has. >>> also this morning, strong charges coming from a man accusing the pastor in the sex abuse. we'll hear explosive charges from the 23-year-old who says bishop...
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the current president will be in virginia today. he will head to richmond to talk to people about his administration's efforts to improve the struggling economy. he will hold a similar event in iowa this morning. >>> president obama is trying to energize young voters ahead of áhe midterm elections. >> for your country and for our #uture. >>ñhe spoke to college students in wisconsin. democrats will need their votes to keep control of congress. a new poll shows that just 55% plan to vote in november. >> right now it is 56 degrees. another con contestant gets the boot. find out who is the latest. >>> we will be back with the latest traffic and weather. you are watching good morning washington. how does that work? hit it! see, other machines only go in circles. this kenmore elite has multi-motions for a custom clean. it scrubs to help lift stains, rolls to wash gently, swings, steps, and tumbles. better than just circles, what! sorry. get a free stainless steel upgrade on top brands, and 15% off all appliances. plus save up to an addi
the current president will be in virginia today. he will head to richmond to talk to people about his administration's efforts to improve the struggling economy. he will hold a similar event in iowa this morning. >>> president obama is trying to energize young voters ahead of áhe midterm elections. >> for your country and for our #uture. >>ñhe spoke to college students in wisconsin. democrats will need their votes to keep control of congress. a new poll shows that just...
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. >>> investigators in west virginia are trying to figure out the cause of a fire which killed 27 race horses. four barns near the racetrack in charlestown burned to the ground. workers described a frantic scene as they tried to pull horses to safety as the fire spread. they were able to save nearly 30 of the animals. >>> san francisco police have arrested a daredevil climber who managed to scale a 58-story downtown building. stuntman dan goodwin, also known as skyscraper man, managed to climb up the city's millennium tower and unfurl an american flag at the top. it took goodwin about three hours to scale the 645-foot residential building. goodwin used suction cups, not ropes, for that big climb. >> nothing stopped him. >>> here's another impressive man. a southern california man is nursing some sore feet this morning after setting a new world record for running in the sand. >> christian burke began his trek in hermosa beach at noon on sunday and ran for 24 straight hours. his idea was to raise money for the town's cash-poor schools which face a nearly $700,000 budget shortfall. >> at
. >>> investigators in west virginia are trying to figure out the cause of a fire which killed 27 race horses. four barns near the racetrack in charlestown burned to the ground. workers described a frantic scene as they tried to pull horses to safety as the fire spread. they were able to save nearly 30 of the animals. >>> san francisco police have arrested a daredevil climber who managed to scale a 58-story downtown building. stuntman dan goodwin, also known as skyscraper man,...
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in the united states, in the state of virginia, it is this woman, teresa lewis, who has been executed by lethal injection. she pleaded guilty to hiring two men to kill her husband and stepson. lewis' supporters say she is mentally impaired, but the supreme court allowed her execution to continue. so again, whatever your views on the death penalty, you can see that these are different cases. while we're discussing this topic, listen to bernard henry levi, my guest from last week, as he describes stoning. >> the men are buried to the waist in order to have a chance to escape. the women have no chance. buried to the -- a group of men gather around them, and stone them with stones -- not to big, in order that the suffering lasts as much as possible, and not too small, in order to kill. and the target is to transform the face of the woman into a pulp. >> now let's go back to president ahmadinejad's original claim. he says that there was much more coverage worldwide of the sekinah case than the lewis case. and you know what, he's right. a search for last month shows six times as many articl
in the united states, in the state of virginia, it is this woman, teresa lewis, who has been executed by lethal injection. she pleaded guilty to hiring two men to kill her husband and stepson. lewis' supporters say she is mentally impaired, but the supreme court allowed her execution to continue. so again, whatever your views on the death penalty, you can see that these are different cases. while we're discussing this topic, listen to bernard henry levi, my guest from last week, as he describes...